Spike
Rock & Soul Archaelogist
Re: The Official Robert Johnson Thread
Thanks, MW. I actually enjoy Tommy's voice more than Robert's. He had a very effective falsetto moan. One of his better known numbers was "Canned Heat Blues" which described his affection for sterno. The band took its name from that song. My favorite by him was "Big Road Blues," which was covered by Bonnie Raitt on her first album. He hung out with Charly Patton and Son House -- the three of them were mentors to Robert Johnson.
Spike
Music Wench said:Thought I'd share another tidbit I came across from my jazz/music guru:
The actual musician, that the Crossroad's story was first told about, was Tommy Johnson, who was another great Blues musician, and not Robert Johnson. It was later borrowed, for Johnson.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/blues/p...mmy_johnson.htm
Tommy Johnson even makes it into the the Coen Brother's film O Brother, Where Art Thou?
He is the guitar player, who was waiting at the crossroads, that George Clooney and the two other inmates, pick up along the way.
Thanks, MW. I actually enjoy Tommy's voice more than Robert's. He had a very effective falsetto moan. One of his better known numbers was "Canned Heat Blues" which described his affection for sterno. The band took its name from that song. My favorite by him was "Big Road Blues," which was covered by Bonnie Raitt on her first album. He hung out with Charly Patton and Son House -- the three of them were mentors to Robert Johnson.
Spike